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1Historical comparative research — is the study of past events and questions using methods in sociology and other social scientific research to inform the possible outcomes and answers to current events and questions. [cite web|url=http://uk.geocities.com/balihar… …
2Comparative history — is the comparison of different societies which existed during the same time period or shared similar cultural conditions. The comparative history of societies emerged as an important specialty among intellectuals in the Enlightenment in the 18th… …
3comparative sociology — comparative sociology, comparative method All sociology is implicitly comparative, since social phenomena are invariably held in some way to be typical, representative, or unique, all of which implies appropriate comparison. Émile Durkheim was… …
4Comparative law — is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic… …
5Comparative advertising — is an advertisement in which a particular product, or service, specifically mentions a competitor by name for the express purpose of showing why the competitor is inferior to the product naming it. Comparative advertising, also known as ‘knocking …
6Comparative literature — (sometimes abbreviated Comp. lit. ) is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups. While most frequently practiced with works of different languages, comparative literature may… …
7Historical institutionalism — (HI) is a social science method that uses institutions in order to find sequences of social, political, economic behavior and change across time. It is a comparative approach to the study of all aspects of human organizations and does so by… …
8Comparative education — is a fully established academic field of study that examines education in one country (or group of countries) by using data and insights drawn from the practises and situation in another country, or countries. Programs and courses in comparative… …
9Comparative research — is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the data sets in different countries may not use the same categories, or define …
10Comparative biology — is a multidisciplinary approach to understanding organismic diversity (biodiversity) that uses natural variation and disparity to elucidate phylogenetic history. Comparative biologists attempt to understand the diversity and complexity of life at …
